Surgut climate — normals and trends
Surgut (Russia) has a subarctic climate (Dfc) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is -2.2 °C and it receives 577 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is July (17.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-21.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Surgut averages 218 frost days, 1 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 129 rainy days per year.
Surgut has warmed by +3.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.36 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 226 to 210 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.8 °C (on 8 July 1989) and the coldest -50.7 °C (on 9 December 1984).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
SurgutKhanty-Mansia
- coords
- 61.26°, 73.42°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
-2.2°C
Average daily high
1.4°C
Average daily low
-6.2°C
Annual rainfall
577mm
Sunshine / day
6.5h
Mean relative humidity
78%
Average peak wind
19.2km/h
Seasonal range
38.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
218 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
1 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
129 d/yr
Annual snowfall
153.7 cm
Average feels-like high
-2.6 °C
Average feels-like low
-10.5 °C
Average peak gust
34.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
9.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.0 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.35 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
34.8 °C
8 July 1989
Coldest day
-50.7 °C
9 December 1984
Wettest day
46 mm
18 August 1998
Windiest day
59.5 km/h
22 March 2016
Strongest gust
95.0 km/h
22 March 2016
Hottest feels-like
35.3 °C
4 August 2020
Coldest feels-like
-56.5 °C
9 December 1984
Snowiest day
17.8 cm
5 October 1956
Sunniest day
18.1 h
21 June 2024
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -10.6 °C | +7.0 °C | 58 mm | +36 mm |
| Feb | -9.9 °C | +5.6 °C | 19 mm | 0 mm |
| Mar | -2.0 °C | +4.6 °C | 28 mm | +1 mm |
| Apr | 2.6 °C | +1.2 °C | 62 mm | +25 mm |
| May | 10.7 °C | +1.1 °C | 62 mm | +7 mm |
| Jun | 23.2 °C | +5.3 °C | 56 mm | -22 mm |
| Jul | 21.8 °C | +0.3 °C | 94 mm | +20 mm |
| Aug | 20.6 °C | +2.7 °C | 63 mm | -22 mm |
| Sep | 14.2 °C | +3.0 °C | 22 mm | -40 mm |
| Oct | 3.0 °C | +1.5 °C | 39 mm | -12 mm |
| Nov | -5.6 °C | +3.6 °C | 50 mm | +11 mm |
| Dec | -15.4 °C | -0.5 °C | 52 mm | +22 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Surgut?
Surgut has a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is -2.2 °C and it receives 577 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Surgut?
The hottest day measured in Surgut between 1940 and 2025 was 8 July 1989, reaching 34.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Surgut?
The coldest day measured in Surgut between 1940 and 2025 was 9 December 1984, at -50.7 °C.
Does it snow in Surgut?
Yes. Surgut gets on average 153.7 cm of snow per year and has around 218 frost days.
Has the climate of Surgut warmed?
Yes: Surgut warmed by +3.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Surgut?
The wettest day measured in Surgut between 1940 and 2025 was 18 August 1998, with 46 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Surgut?
The windiest day measured in Surgut between 1940 and 2025 was 22 March 2016, with winds reaching 59.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Surgut?
The warmest month in Surgut is July (17.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (-21.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Surgut?
Surgut receives on average 577 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 129 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Surgut?
Surgut gets on average 6.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,373 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Surgut?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Surgut between 1940 and 2025 was 5 October 1956, with 17.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Surgut?
Yes: Surgut has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Surgut?
In Surgut, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 35.3 °C on 4 August 2020, and the lowest was -56.5 °C on 9 December 1984.
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